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Nov 30, 2009 at 2:00 AMNov 30, 2009 at 6:51 AM

Financial aid informational sessions are set at three area high schools

Financial aid

Informational sessions set at three area high schools

The Sandwich High School Guidance Department will sponsor an informational meeting on the financial aid process for parents and guardians of current seniors from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Sandwich High School library, 365 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, East Sandwich. For more information, e-mail guidance@sandwich.k12.ma.us or call 508-888-4900, ext. 5023.

Barnstable High School's counseling department is sponsoring a financial aid information program from 6:30 to 9 p.m. next Monday in the Knight Lecture Hall of the school on West Main Street, Hyannis. Anthony Erwin, director of financial aid services at Northeastern University, will give an overview of the financial aid process and instruction on completing financial aid forms.

Harwich High School parents of college-bound seniors, members of the senior class and other interested parents are invited to a program on financial aid, 7 p.m. next Monday in the library of the school, 75 Oak St. A guest speaker from the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority will provide information on federal student aid (FAFSA), CSS Profile, reading award letters and understanding the financial aid package. The program is sponsored by the school's guidance department. For more information, call Mr. Bennett or Mrs. Callagy at 508-430-7209.

Scholarship

Osterville church awards student community service

St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Osterville is taking applications for two Joyce K. Anderson Memorial Community Service scholarships it will award next spring. The $1,000 awards are available to Barnstable High School, Cape Cod Academy and Sturgis Charter School graduating seniors who have been actively involved in unpaid community service and plan to continue their education. Applicants are required to write a 500-word essay on their outreach work. Application materials are available from these school's guidance/counseling offices. The submission deadline for essays and all recommendations is March 12.

Evening of music

College chorus, jazz group showcased in Fall Concert

Cape Cod Community College's Chorus and Jazz Combo will present their Fall Concert at 7 p.m. Friday in the college's Tilden Arts Center's Studio Theater, off Route 132, West Barnstable. This year's concert will feature a mix of holiday music as well jazz and pop classics. Admission is free, with a suggested nonperishable goods donation at the door to benefit a local food pantry.

Education news runs every Monday during the academic year. School news may be e-mailed to Wendy Lopata at wlopata@capecodonline.com by the Monday before publication.

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